Install Xperia Honami i1/Z Ultra Media Apps (Album, Movies & Walkman) on Your Android with Jelly Bean

Jul 29, 2013

I do now know how many times I have covered this topics— may be half a dozen times, or may be more! We often try to avoid repetitive topics on the site but sometimes we can’t help writing about them again and again, and the only reason to do this is the popularity of the apps and widgets from Sony’s Xperia devices among those who do not own them.

The latest phablet devices from Sony, namely Xperia Z Ultra and Honami i1, feature improved versions of the Xperia Home launcher and multi-media apps like Album, Movies and Walkman. Due to their rich experience, these apps always make people pine to get them on their devices and since it is the world of Android, such wishes are often fulfilled. It was just a week ago that we shared the launcher app and widgets from the Xperia Honami i1/ Z Ultra ported by ThilinaC for non-Xperia devices with Android 4.2.2.

Many of us with Android 4.2.2 installed the newly ported launcher but somewhere in our mind we kept feeling a void that demanded the most lovable media apps from the new devices from Sony. Finally, as we all expected, the wait is over with a wider reach. Rizal Lovins, who has earned a good name for porting the media apps from Xperia devices in the past, has now come with another masterly stroke.

The all new Album, Movies and Walkman apps from Sony Xperia Z Ultra/Honami i1 can now be enjoyed by all Android users who have any version Android Jelly Bean on their device. I have already been using these apps on my HTC One (on Android 4.2.2) and Galaxy S3 (Android 4.1.2) for a couple of days now and they are running perfectly.

The Album and Movies apps are just amazing in themselves. However, the Walkman apps with Clear Audio, Xloud, music animations and powerful equalizer, outputs stunning audio quality.

How to Install:

Download the ZIP files from above and copy to your device.
Turn off your phone and boot it into CWM/TWRP recovery mode.
Important: We highly recommend that you backup your current ROM as precaution before proceeding. In case the media apps do not work for you or you wish to uninstall them later, restore the previous ROM from recovery.
Go to “mounts and storage” and select “mount system”.
Return back to main menu in recovery and install the “V.2_SONY_Xperia_i1_Honami_Media_Apps.zip” file.
Go back to menu in CWM/TWRP recovery and reboot the phone.
When the devices boots up, turn it off again and enter the recovery mode.
Go to “mounts and storage” and select “mount system”.
Now install the “WALKMAN_SemcMusic_Xperia i1 Honami_Z Ultra.zip” file.
Reboot the device.
In case your phone is on Android 4.1.2, also install “SemcDlna_Fix_Only_For_JB-4.1.2-signed.zip” and then reboot the device. Before installing this file, do not forget to mount system as you did above.

Note:

In case you get force close error after installing the Xperia Honami media apps, restore your previous ROM and try this:

Install Sony Walkman, Movies And Album Apps From Xperia Z On Your Android Phone

At the end of the procedure, you will have the Album, Walkman and Movies apps from Xperia Honami. Enjoy the enhanced multimedia experience and do not forget to share your thoughts with us. Cheers!